• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Belmont Radio Corp. (B.R.C.); Chicago, Ill.

• Year
• 1935

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 34185

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6F7 6K7 75 6F6 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either transformer: 50-60Hz, 119V or 25Hz, 105-155 or 220V or 40-60Hz, taps at 108,125,150,220,250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 585 Ch= Series D - Belmont Radio Corp. B.R.C.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 14.75 x 8 inch / 292 x 375 x 203 mm

• Notes

• The Belmont 585 is an AC operated 5 tube BC and SW band receiver. This model was available with 4 different chassis as described below and was also sold under various brand names such as Montgomery Ward Airline 585D and Truetone (possibly others).

  Here are the major differences between the chassis types:

  Chassis	IF Tube	Output Tube	IF Frequency	BC Band (kHz)	SW Band 1 (MHz)	SW Band 2 (MHz)
  A	6D6	42	370	540-1720	2.3-7.6	7.5-23.0
  B	6D6	42	370	530-1720	2.35-7.7	7.6-19.0
  C	6D6	42	465	530-1720	2.35-7.7	7.6-19.0
  D	6K7	6F6	465	530-1720	2.35-7.7	7.6-19.0

  Note: Series "B" and "C" chassis are serially numbered on back flange of chassis, with series B beginning with number "5A100510B" and up, series "C" chassis beginning with number "5B105635C".  Series "B" and "C" may be identified by the letter "B" or "C" at the end of the serial number.

  The Mark Stein book shows a slightly different cabinet (2 columns on front woodwork), and suspect that this is actually the Airline 62-198 (Which uses the belmont 585D chassis).

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Mentioned in
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 65)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before (Pages 7-7, 7-8)

• Other Models

• Here you find 442 models, 206 with images and 383 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Belmont Radio Corp. (B.R.C.); Chicago, Ill.